Mimacraea is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are endemic to the Afrotropical realm. As the name suggests, Mimacraea species are mimics of species in the genus Acraea and related genera.
Species
- Mimacraea abriana <small>Libert & Collins, 2000</small>
- Mimacraea apicalis <small>Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1889</small>
- Mimacraea charmian <small>Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1889</small>
- Mimacraea costleyi <small>Druce, 1912</small>
- Mimacraea darwinia <small>Butler, 1872</small>
- Mimacraea febe <small>Libert, 2000</small>
- Mimacraea fulvaria <small>Aurivillius, 1895</small>
- Mimacraea gelinia <small>(Oberthür, 1893)</small>
- Mimacraea krausei <small>Dewitz, 1889</small>
- Mimacraea landbecki <small>Druce, 1910</small>
- Mimacraea maesseni <small>Libert, 2000</small>
- Mimacraea marginata <small>Libert & Collins, 2000</small>
- Mimacraea marshalli <small>Trimen, 1898</small>
- Mimacraea neavei <small>Eltringham, 1909</small>
- Mimacraea neokoton <small>Druce, 1907</small>
- Mimacraea neurata <small>Holland, 1895</small>
- Mimacraea paragora <small>Rebel, 1911</small>
- Mimacraea skoptoles <small>Druce, 1907</small>
- Mimacraea telloides <small>Schultze, 1923</small>
References
- Libert, M. (2000) Révision du genre Mimacraea Butler avec description de quatre nouvelles espèces et deux nouvelles sous-espèces. A.B.R.I., Nairobi and Lambillonea, Tervuren, May, 2000:1-72.
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